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How The IBM PC Made Me Appreciate Entrepreneurs

Startup Professionals Musings

Way back in the early eighties, I was privileged to be part of the original IBM PC development team, led by Don Estridge. For example, even though we were leading an entrepreneurial effort within IBM, we found it a challenge to deal with the inbred mainframe culture, reverence for process, and accounting practices of a large company.

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Spooky thought: Where would we be without our supporters?

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Entrepreneurs Can Revitalize The Image Of Business

Startup Professionals Musings

My friends who “grew up” with lifetime careers in General Motors, Exxon Mobil, or even IBM, are now often too embarrassed to even mention it. On the other hand, everyone wants to be an entrepreneur. Entrepreneurs growing companies create more value and more jobs. The cost of entrepreneur entry is at an all-time low.

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6 Ways Chutzpah And Confidence Can Make Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Based on my experience as a business advisor, I’m convinced that most startup investors invest in the entrepreneur, as much as a solution or product. The attitude of taking nothing for granted, of disbelieving the conventional wisdom, of challenging the way things are done, is essential for a winning entrepreneur.

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